Concerns rise over the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025, as protests emerge from students and academics fearing loss of autonomy.
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On September 25, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025. The Bill has been met with strong protests by academicians as well as students of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) who claim that the move is aimed to strip the institute of its academic autonomy by converting it from a “registered society to a statutory body corporate”.
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